Chores

skysidhe · 07-15-2006, 02:26 AM

What chores do you give your kids to do?

You know. The ones we always pawn off because we are too lazy to do them. We secretly viel them in the mysterious "I'm doing this for your own good so you grow up to be responsible" face we wear while giving it to them. What is it ?

Mine is unloading the dishwasher. I can load it fine.

Griff · 07-15-2006, 07:18 AM

Lil' Pete is in charge of all things chicken related, feed get eggs lockem up let em out. Lil' Griff handles the dog chores. They're still smallish for water hauling for goats but I'm hoping to shed that job as well.

Stormieweather · 07-15-2006, 09:38 AM

Heh...mine don't have nearly enough chores. I keep making lists and organizing them and the plans always collapse after a week or two.

But in general, not counting my super-house-cleaning-plans, my spouse takes out the trash and feeds the cat, my oldest son watches the baby when I need to make a store run, my 10 yr old vacuums and the two of them unload the dishwasher (he does dishes, she does silverware). We just moved and now have a yard, so my spouse is responsible for mowing as well.

Somehow I end up doing the rest of the house work, laundry, cooking, shopping, plus work 5-6 hours from my home office, and take care of a 1 yr old.

<wipes the sweat from her brow>

Stormie

footfootfoot · 07-15-2006, 10:50 AM

The inch is my mortar tender.

Being only two and a half doesn't excuse him from a share of the labor around here. We actually involve him in a lot of what we do around the house.

He helps unload the dishwasher, mix eggs, helps me make the pizza dough on bachelor night, spreads the sauce, weeds the garden, (he can tell the difference between "good plants" and "bad plants" as we call them) He is invloved in folding and unfolding the laundry. Sometimes his actual help, as measured in goal achievement, is questionable at best. But at this point it is about the journey, as they say.

Since he was little we've included him in what we do around the house to the degree that he was able to particitpate and sustain interest. The latter invloved a bit of imagination on our part to make it fun or magic as SWMBO says.

But his only chore, per se, is feeding and watering the cats. He is able to do that if we open the cat food bin for him.

Trilby · 07-15-2006, 11:03 AM

That is one cute inch!

Ibby · 07-15-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

What chores do you give your kids to do?

You know. The ones we always pawn off because we are too lazy to do them. We secretly viel them in the mysterious "I'm doing this for your own good so you grow up to be responsible" face we wear while giving it to them. What is it ?

Mine is unloading the dishwasher. I can load it fine.

a-HA! it has been ADMITTED!

I like, don't do any chores now, because we have a maid (thank you, cheap asian labor costs!), but I usually do the usual... dishwasher, takin' the dog out, some cleaning, all that jazz.

footfootfoot · 07-15-2006, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

That is one cute inch!

Thanks!

Clodfobble · 07-16-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

I like, don't do any chores now, because we have a maid (thank you, cheap asian labor costs!),

When I was a kid, my mom had a woman who came to clean the house once every two weeks or so, but I always fought and fought to get her to leave my room the hell alone--she never put things back where they belonged, so I preferred to just vacuum and dust the room myself.

Ibby · 07-16-2006, 03:07 PM

Oh, the maid stays outta my room and my bathroom, as much because it's "freeeezing" in here as because my mother said it's my job.

It's not like I actually clean it, though.

Griff · 07-16-2006, 04:34 PM

Good helper there f3!

Griff · 07-16-2006, 04:41 PM

Old one of lil'Pete

LabRat · 07-16-2006, 05:14 PM

My 3.5 yo daughter is the 'taker' and the 'giver' (her names). She takes the plates from the table and gives them to me at the sink where I load the dishwasher. Once it's run, she does the silverware, now that she is tall enough to see in the drawer. She actually gets mad at me if I do it. As for laundry, she makes all of the washrags into perfect squares, and matches socks. Oh, and if I am wiping up the floor, she had to have a wet rag to wipe too, or I get an earfull. I am counting down the time it takes till I have to pay her to do these things

footfootfoot · 07-16-2006, 08:11 PM

Is Lil Pete making a post and beam Griff? Cool.

skysidhe · 07-17-2006, 11:05 AM

aww, cute examples guys

( well except for Ibrams maid of course :p )

07-17-2006, 11:15 AM

What about getting the kids to make Barbie dolls and Nike shoes ?

07-15-2006, 02:26 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Chores What chores do you give your kids to do? You know. The ones we always pawn off because we are too lazy to do them. We secretly viel them in the mysterious "I'm doing this for your own good so you grow up to be responsible" face we wear while giving it to them. What is it ? Mine is unloading the dishwasher. I can load it fine.

07-15-2006, 07:18 AM	#2
Griff Hill-Biffy or HillWilliam Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 17,066	Lil' Pete is in charge of all things chicken related, feed get eggs lockem up let em out. Lil' Griff handles the dog chores. They're still smallish for water hauling for goats but I'm hoping to shed that job as well. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis ...how easily the learned give up the evidence of their senses to preserve the coherence of ideas in their imagination. - Adam Smith

07-15-2006, 09:38 AM	#3
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,156	Heh...mine don't have nearly enough chores. I keep making lists and organizing them and the plans always collapse after a week or two. But in general, not counting my super-house-cleaning-plans, my spouse takes out the trash and feeds the cat, my oldest son watches the baby when I need to make a store run, my 10 yr old vacuums and the two of them unload the dishwasher (he does dishes, she does silverware). We just moved and now have a yard, so my spouse is responsible for mowing as well. Somehow I end up doing the rest of the house work, laundry, cooking, shopping, plus work 5-6 hours from my home office, and take care of a 1 yr old. <wipes the sweat from her brow> Stormie __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

07-15-2006, 10:50 AM	#4
footfootfoot This Space For Rent Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street Posts: 14,417	The inch is my mortar tender. Being only two and a half doesn't excuse him from a share of the labor around here. We actually involve him in a lot of what we do around the house. He helps unload the dishwasher, mix eggs, helps me make the pizza dough on bachelor night, spreads the sauce, weeds the garden, (he can tell the difference between "good plants" and "bad plants" as we call them) He is invloved in folding and unfolding the laundry. Sometimes his actual help, as measured in goal achievement, is questionable at best. But at this point it is about the journey, as they say. Since he was little we've included him in what we do around the house to the degree that he was able to particitpate and sustain interest. The latter invloved a bit of imagination on our part to make it fun or magic as SWMBO says. But his only chore, per se, is feeding and watering the cats. He is able to do that if we open the cat food bin for him. Attached Images __________________ ...this reads like a cross between Cosmopolitan's 'ten ways to please your man' and a suicide note written by Nostradamus on a coke binge. - Flint

07-15-2006, 11:03 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	That is one cute inch! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-16-2006, 04:34 PM	#10
Griff Hill-Biffy or HillWilliam Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 17,066	Good helper there f3! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis ...how easily the learned give up the evidence of their senses to preserve the coherence of ideas in their imagination. - Adam Smith

07-16-2006, 04:41 PM	#11
Griff Hill-Biffy or HillWilliam Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 17,066	Old one of lil'Pete __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis ...how easily the learned give up the evidence of their senses to preserve the coherence of ideas in their imagination. - Adam Smith

07-16-2006, 05:14 PM	#12
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,132	My 3.5 yo daughter is the 'taker' and the 'giver' (her names). She takes the plates from the table and gives them to me at the sink where I load the dishwasher. Once it's run, she does the silverware, now that she is tall enough to see in the drawer. She actually gets mad at me if I do it. As for laundry, she makes all of the washrags into perfect squares, and matches socks. Oh, and if I am wiping up the floor, she had to have a wet rag to wipe too, or I get an earfull. I am counting down the time it takes till I have to pay her to do these things __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

07-16-2006, 08:11 PM	#13
footfootfoot This Space For Rent Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street Posts: 14,417	Is Lil Pete making a post and beam Griff? Cool. __________________ ...this reads like a cross between Cosmopolitan's 'ten ways to please your man' and a suicide note written by Nostradamus on a coke binge. - Flint

07-17-2006, 11:05 AM	#14
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	aww, cute examples guys ( well except for Ibrams maid of course :p )

07-17-2006, 11:15 AM	#15
Buddug Guest Posts: n/a	What about getting the kids to make Barbie dolls and Nike shoes ?

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